Prepare journal entries to record the pension expense


Plan assets $430,000
Projected benefit obligation 320,000

U.S.M.'s actuary determined that 2016 service cost is $63,000. Both the expected and actual rate of return on plan assets are 10%. The interest (discount) rate is 5%. U.S.M. contributed $123,000 to the pension fund at the end of 2016, and retirees were paid $47,000 from plan assets. (Enter you answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).)

Required:

Determine the following amounts at the end of 2016.

Prepare journal entries to record the pension expense, funding of plan assets, and retiree benefit payments

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